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/Sounds like "chah" (as in "chat") + "bah" (as in "bar") + "KAH" (as in "car") + "noh" (as in "note")/

Meaning

In Mexico, something tacky, tasteless, or classless. Chabacano is the opposite of refined and applies to decor, clothing, behavior, or anything that lacks care, elegance, or good judgment.

Examples

That decoration came out really tacky, I have no idea who approved it.

He showed up to the wedding dressed without a single ounce of class.

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Regional synonyms

An unavoidable moment or experience in someone's life that, no matter how painful or embarrassing, must happen for the person to grow. Comes from the idea of fixed, mandatory events in a story's canon.